新概念英语第一册Lesson 137 A pleasant dream

 　　Lesson 137 A pleasant dream

　　听录音，然后回答问题。What would Julie like to do, if she had the money?

如果朱莉有那笔钱，她想做什么呢？

June:              Are you doing the football pools(赌注), Brian?

Brian:             Yes, I’ve nearly finished, June. I’m sure we will win something this week.

June:   You always say that, but we never win anything! What will you do if you win a lot of money?

Brian:             If I win a lot of money , I shall buy you a mink 1 coat.

June:              I don’t want  a mink coat! I want to see the world.（见世面）

Brian:   All right. If we win a lot of money, we shall travel around the world and we shall stay at the best hotels. Then we shall return home and buy a big house in the country. We shall have a beautiful garden and…

June:   But if we spend all that money we shall be poor again. What shall we do then?

Brian:             If we spend all the money, we shall try and win the football pools again.

June:   It’s a pleasant dream, but everything depends on “if”!

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

football

n. 足球

pool

n. 赌注

win (won, won)

v. 赢

world

n. 世界

poor

adj. 贫穷的

depend

v. 依靠（on）

参考译文

朱 莉：布赖恩，你正在下足球赛的赌注吗？

布赖恩：是的。我这就做完了。朱莉。

我敢肯定这星期我们会赢一点的。

朱 莉：你老是那样说，但是我们从来没

赢过！要是你赢了许多钱，你打算

做什么呢？

布赖恩：要是我赢了许多钱，我给你买件

貂皮大衣。

朱 莉：我不要貂皮大衣。我要去见风世面。

布赖恩：好吧。要是我们赢了很多钱，我们

就去周游世界，并且住最好的旅馆。

然后我们返回家园，在乡下买幢大

房子。我们将有一个漂亮的花园和

……

朱 莉：但是如果我们把所有钱都花光了，

我们又会变穷的。那时我们怎么

办呢？

布赖恩：如果我们花光了所有钱，我们设法

在足球赛赌注上再赢一次。

朱 莉：这是个美好的梦，但一切都取决于

“如果”！

　　自学导读

1．do the football pools,下足球赛的赌注。

football pools 是英国流行的一种赌博方式，靠在足球比赛结果上的赌注来决定输赢。

2．What will you do if you win a lot of money?如果你赢了许多钱，你打算做什么呢？

if you win a lot of money是一个表示条件的状语从句。在英文中，条件是指某一事情（状语从句中的动作）实现之后其他事情（主句中的动作）才能发生，通常译为“假如”。如果条件状语从句用于询问或谈论十分可能发生的事情，那么条件状语从句中常用一般现在时，而主句中则用一般将来时。 a lot of既可与可数名词也可与不可数名词连用。（请参见本课语法部分。）

3．buy  sb. sth.= buy  sth.sb.。

4．see the world,看世界。

travel round the world,周游世界。

二者有异曲同工之处。

5． What'll we do then?那时我们怎么办呢？

句中then意为“到那时”（指将来）。

6．a pleasant dream,一个美好的梦。

7．depend on,取决于，依靠。

　语法  Grammar in use

第1类条件句

如果我们认为将来的事件是可能发生的，就可用第1类条件句去描述将会发生什么事或不会发生什么事。其基本结构是：If +一般现在时+将来时（或情态助动词），如：

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go to the seaside.

如果明天下雨，我们就不去海边。

if从句中的现在时表示需具备的条件，主句中的shall/will将来时表示可能的结果。具备的条件是真实的，可能真的下雨。

如果是这样，它就会有真实的结果。这就是为什么这样的陈述句常被称为“开放”条件句或“真实”条件句的原因。事实上，在第1类条件句中，一切现在时态都能用在if之后，而不仅仅是一般现在时。请看例句：

If he falls ,he'll hurt himself.

如果他摔倒了，他会伤着自己的。

If you don't hurry ,we'll miss the train.

你要是不赶紧点儿，我们就会误了火车。

If you feel better, you can get up.

你要是感觉好些了的话，你就能起床了。

If I am better tomorrow, I will get up.

如果我明天感觉好些了，我就起床下地。

If I have a headache, I will take an aspirin 2.

我要是头疼的话就会服用一片阿司匹林。

If I can afford it, I will buy it.

要是我买得起的话我就会买它。

词汇学习  Word study

1．depend  v.(on)

（1）视……而定；取决于：

It depends on whether they win or not.

这取决于他们是否能赢。

（2）依靠；依赖：

The country depends heavily on its export of farming 3 products.

这个国家在很大程度上依赖于其农产品的出口。

They depended on us for help.

他们依靠的是我们的帮助。

（3）信赖；相信：

We can depend on the accuracy 4 of the test.

我们可以相信测试的准确性。

You can depend on John----he is an honest man.

你可以信赖约翰——他是一个诚实的人。

2．win  v.

（1）赢（如比赛或奖项）；获胜：

Which team won?

哪一队获胜了？

He felt very excited to have won the gold medal.

赢得了金牌，他感到非常兴奋。

（2）（经过努力等）赢得；取得；成功：

Do you think he will win the election 5?

你认为他竞选会成功吗？

He had been applying for a scholarship 6 and he won at last.

他一直在申请奖学金并终于获得了。

练习答案  Key to written exercises

Lesson 138

A

1  He is doing the football pools.

2  No, he has never won anything on the football pools.

3  He will buy his wife a mink coat if he wins a lot of money.

4  No, she doesn't.

5  She wants to see the world.

6  He will try and win the football pools again.

7  Yes, it's only a dream.

8  It all depends on‘if’.

B

1  If he misses the bus, he'll take a taxi.

2  If he doesn't sell his old car, he won't buy a new one.

3  If they offer me more money, I'll work less.

4  If she doesn't type the letter,  he'll type it himself.

5  If they come home early, the children will play in the garden.

6  If I am ill tomorrow, I won't go to work.

7  If I go to the party, I'll enjoy myself.

8  If he asks me,  I'll tell him the truth.

9  If it rains tomorrow, they'll stay at home.

C

1  She can live abroad if she is rich.

2  He can travel round the world if he is rich.

3  He can buy a new house if he is rich.

4  They can have a long holiday if they are rich.

5  I can enjoy myself if I am rich.

6  You can offer your boss a job if you are rich.

7  He can fly to Tokyo if he is rich.

8  She can work less if she is rich.